close-knit
Tightly woven together
Close-knit describes a group whose members share strong bonds and deep mutual loyalty.
A close-knit family or close-knit community looks out for one another and maintains tight connections.
The image is of fabric woven with threads lying near together, leaving no gaps.
State of close connection
- unityWholeness through cohesion
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- trustConfidence in another
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
attachment · affection · warmth · intimacy · confidants · companionship · familiarity · inseparable
Collective of connected people
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
- villageSmall rural community
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- parishLocal church community
enclave · collective · commune · township · fellowship · guild · brotherhood · sisterhood
Goodwill among companions
- esprit de corpsShared pride among members
- comradeshipMutual loyalty among companions
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
cooperation · mutual support · collective · shared purpose · united front · common cause · interdependence · backing
Related people together
- kinshipState of being related
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- relativesThose connected by blood
- householdDomestic unit of residents
siblings · generations · ancestry · lineage · extended family · nuclear family · tribal · ancestral
togetherness
State of close connection
devotion · attachment · affection · warmth · intimacy · confidants · companionship · familiarity · inseparable · supportive
community
Collective of connected people
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
- villageSmall rural community
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
parish · enclave · collective · commune · township · fellowship · guild · brotherhood · sisterhood · tribe
camaraderie
Goodwill among companions
- esprit de corpsShared pride among members
- comradeshipMutual loyalty among companions
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
collaboration · cooperation · mutual support · collective · shared purpose · united front · common cause · interdependence · backing · allegiance
family
Related people together
household · siblings · generations · ancestry · lineage · extended family · nuclear family · tribal · ancestral · bloodline
- closenessclose by, close contact, next door, up close, within reach
- Sewing Metaphorsseamless, threadbare, woven, patched up, hanging by a thread
- neighborsnext door, adjacent, adjoining, nearby, upstairs
- compactnessdensity, tightness, condensed, snug, packed
close-knitfragmented
Broken into pieces
scattered · disconnected · estranged · disjointed · fractured
close-knitopen
Not closed
welcoming · receptive · inclusive · permeable · accessible
close-knitloose-knit
Lacking tight organization
decentralized · disorganized · unraveled · frayed · diffuse
knit, closet, closed, closing, exclusive, enclose, disclose, closeness, closure